Q Does the administration want to introduce a
resolution lifting sanctions before the U.N. sends teams of inspectors back in
and before the U.N. declares Iraq's weapons program is dead?

MS.
BUCHAN: We have not set a specific time
line. As the President said yesterday,
now that the regime of Saddam Hussein has been ended, the current sanction
situation doesn't reflect the situation on the ground in Iraq.
The sanctions are outdated, and we look forward to working in the U.N.
to lift the sanctions against Iraq so that they can become traders in
the global economy.

Q The reason I ask is, as I understand it, the
April '91 resolution that imposed sanctions said they could be lifted only when
the Security Council agreed that Iraq had completed disarmament. Do you know whether that's the
administration's read also?

MS.
BUCHAN: Well, as I said, the sanctions
clearly don't reflect the current situation in Iraq.
The weapons of mass destruction are not in the control of Saddam
Hussein's regime. And we look forward
to, at some point in the future, working with the United Nations to lift those
sanctions so that Iraq can participate in a global economy.

Q Claire, I couldn't understand all of his question, maybe it was included in that -- but
Blix wants to go back to Iraq because he says that will aid the United States credibility if we come across
weapons of mass destruction -- his presence would be helpful. Does the President agree with that, that
Blix's presence would be helpful in establishing credibility?

MS.
BUCHAN: Well, the military operations
are still underway in Iraq, and finding weapons of mass
destruction continues to be one of their goals.
At some point the U.N. inspections will be an issue that will need to be
addressed. But at this point the U.S. and coalition forces are still
engaged in actions.

Q But as long as there's hostile action going
on, the U.S view would be that it would be unsafe for Blix to go there -- is
that the reasoning?

MS.
BUCHAN: I didn't say that. What I said is that the United States and coalition forces continue to
have military operations underway.
Finding the weapons of mass destruction is one of their goals and
they're continuing to work toward that end.

Q On humanitarian efforts to Iraq, the relief efforts, there are some
reports that Christian groups who are providing supplies, or want to, might be
providing Scriptures with that. Is there
any concern by the White House that Muslims might be offended by proselytizing?

MS.
BUCHAN: I haven't' seen the reports,
we'll look into them.

Q You said at some point the U.N. inspections
will be an issue. Is there a time frame
on that?

MS.
BUCHAN: I don't have a time frame, no.

Q Is it solely on military action and the
progress of the campaign?

MS.
BUCHAN: If we have an update on specific
time line, we'll get you one. At this
point, I don't have one.

MS.
BUCHAN: The United States has clearly
condemned the Cuban regime's crackdown on independent
civil society. It's important to note
that the international attention and condemnation against Cuba; the U.N. Human Rights Commission
has passed a resolution expressing concern about the human rights situation in Cuba.
Secretary Powell recently denounced this most significant act of
political repression in decades. And he
called on Castro to end the repression and free the prisoners of conscience.

Cuba's efforts to silence voices of
opposition only make our policy goal of encouraging rapid, peaceful transition
to democracy more relevant and more urgent, and we'll continue to work with
independent Cuban civil society and with the Cuban people; and are willing to
consider steps to advance that policy goal in this climate.

Q Is that a long, not aware of any new measures
being considered to punish Cuba?

MS.
BUCHAN: It is as I said.

Q I was wondering if you could confirm the fact
that the U.S. is preparing to send up to one
thousand scientists and technicians to Iraq to find weapons of mass destruction?

Q Syria's proposal that
there's a weapons-free zone within the Middle East, including Israel, as well?
Is that something that the administration is even listening to or
considering? And d you know where that
is?

MS.
BUCHAN: Well, Syria -- we have made clear what Syria needs to do. They know our views and I will leave it at
that.

Q You just mentioned before that the weaponsof mass destruction
in Iraq are no longer in control -- or no longer being
controlled by the Saddam Hussein regime, since that regime has ended. In whose control are those weapons currently?

MS.
BUCHAN: Well, Saddam Hussein is clearly
not in control of Iraq.
We continue, as you know, as part of -- one of the goals of the
operations in Iraq is to seek to find the weapons of
mass destruction.

Q So it's not under anyone's control at this
point?

MS.
BUCHAN: We are seeking to find
them. But Saddam Hussein is not in
control of Iraq.

MS.
BUCHAN: As Secretary Card said, we don't
know. And he addressed it as well, this
morning. What we do know is that Saddam
Hussein is not a threat to the people of Iraq or to the people of the United States or the world.

Q
Can you talk about
-- apparently two members of the President's Advisory Committee on Cultural
Property resigned over the issue of looting and whether it was effectively
prevented or not. Can you talk about
that, and whether they might have some, you know, fair complaint, fair issue
with whether there was really a plan to prevent this kind of looting?

MS.
BUCHAN: You're talking specifically with
regard to the museum?

Q Yes.

Q Can you repeat the question please?

MS.
BUCHAN: The question had to do with the
looting of the museum in Iraq and the resignation of an individual
on the Cultural Advisory Committee. As
we have said, the United States, in liberating Iraq, worked very hard to protect the
infrastructure of Iraq and to preserve it and the valuable
resources of Iraq for the people of Iraq.
It is unfortunate that there was looting and damage done to the
museum. And we have offered rewards, as
Secretary Rumsfeld has said, for individuals who may have taken items from the
museum, to bring those back. And we're
hopeful, certainly, that that will happen.

Q Is there concern in the administration that
now this has come to the level that two members of
this commission have resigned over the issue?

MS.
BUCHAN: As I said, the military -- at
the time that this occurred, there were military operations that were
continuing to be underway. And the
military did work very hard to preserve the infrastructure for the people.

Q Claire, can you tell us who is at the ranch,
in terms of staff and family and friends?

MS.
BUCHAN: Mrs. Bush is at the ranch, Dr.
Rice, Joe Hagen, representing the Chief of Staff's office. And other military and other support that the
President normally has with him.

Q No friends, social friends?

MS.
BUCHAN: If he has friends joining him, I
don't have a list of them.

Q What about his parents?

MS.
BUCHAN: At this point, I don't have
anything on that.

Q Do you know or can you --

MS.
BUCHAN: If we get any updates on his
visitors and can share them with you, we will.

MS.
BUCHAN: We are still under the 48 hour
rule, so we will give you specifics on Sunday, tomorrow. But you should anticipate the President will
attend church service. It will be pool
coverage. And we'll have details on that
tomorrow.

Q How far from the ranch?

MS.
BUCHAN: We will have details on that
tomorrow.

Q Any remarks, Claire? Is he likely to say anything?

MS.
BUCHAN: No, he's not likely to say
anything. He'll attend church.

Q When you do let us know, can you include
things like Easter dinner menu and guests and possible other family friends who
might be there?